Glossary Directory
Sapphire
Sapphire, the celestial gemstone, has been treasured for thousands of years. The ancient Persians believed that the earth rested on a giant blue sapphire and that its reflection colored the sky.
Seed Beads
Seed beads are round beads that come in millions of colours and various sizes.
Sodalite
Sodalite is believed by some to foster knowledge, learning proficiency, consciousness, communication and wisdom, and is sometimes called the “Wisdom Gemstone”.
Spacer Beads
Spacer Beads are used between coloured beads to seperate beads or to emphisise patterns
Split Ring
A small ring designed like a key ring and much stronger than jump rings resisting stretching and opening.
Stone Beads
Stone beads come in various shapes, sizes and colours and are made of stone. Precious and Semi Precious gem beads would fall under stone beads. See Our gem guide for more details.
Sunstone
An ancient gem, Sunstone has allegedly been discovered in Viking burial mounds. Among the Vikings, Sunstone was thought to aid navigation both in reality and during ones journey to Valhalla and the afterlife. Interestingly, the Sunstone referenced in Nors ...